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They Live to Die (Islam Martyrdom)
Wall St. Journal ^ | Apr 7, 2002 | REUEL MARC GERECHT

Posted on 04/08/2002 2:48:36 AM PDT by The Raven

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Martyrdom -- istishhad -- is an old and esteemed idea in Islam. Its most powerful and historically significant expression came in the year 680 when Husayn, the son of the Caliph Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, died at Karbala in southern Iraq. Shiite Muslims, who see rightful rule in Islam descending through Ali's blood line, permanently imbedded the death of Husayn, "the prince of all martyrs," into the broader Muslim consciousness as a never-ending passion play.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islam
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To: My Identity
Southern Jordan and Northern Arabia possess empty lands with geographies that resemble Tucson. Brazilia and Canberra both grew from scratch. Let's subsidize water from the sea and help them build a garden spot. Then, as you say, move all the current Palistinians there.

Unfortunately as Milosevic found out, facing similar Muslim intransigeance in Kosovo, the Western leftists don't support ethnic cleansing.

21 posted on 05/16/2002 3:42:07 PM PDT by born yesterday
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To: born yesterday
the Western leftists don't support ethnic cleansing.

Rather than discomfort an enemy, we have to let the Palis make a state, bring in arms, attack Israel informally, have Israel respond, let all the arabs scream murder, and then start all over again. More death, more terror, much better, eh?
22 posted on 05/16/2002 4:09:05 PM PDT by My Identity
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To: My Identity
Savages or terrorist should not be tolerated in any part of the world.
23 posted on 08/06/2002 8:23:00 PM PDT by tessalu
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